When ultra-runners lace up for races that stretch hundreds of miles and days, they're not merely testing their mental grit and muscle strength—they're probing the limits of human biology. Reporting in Current Biology, researchers ...
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For many parents with young children, getting back into a running routine means dragging out the jogging stroller. While it's no surprise that pushing a bulky three-wheeler can feel harder and change the way you run, a new ...
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In addition to strengthening the muscles, lungs, and heart, regular physical exercise also strengthens the immune system. This finding comes from a study of older adults with a history of endurance training, which involves ...
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The mechanism of skeletal muscle contraction is a process that relies on calcium signaling. However, the physiological role of calcium-induced calcium release (CICR) through the ryanodine receptor type 1 (RyR1) has remained ...
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Science has confirmed what sports lovers have always known from experience: exercise is good for the brain. It increases blood flow, inhibits stress hormones, and stimulates the release of 'feel good' endorphins. One way ...
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A brain imaging technique developed by Columbia researchers has identified areas in the brain's cerebral cortex—just behind the forehead—that are most damaged by the repetitive impacts from heading a soccer ball. Their study ...
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This fall, tens of millions of people will be at risk for chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a degenerative brain disease caused by repeated head impacts from contact sports like football, soccer, and ice hockey, or ...
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A German-Dutch research team, including scientists from the University of Bayreuth, has investigated how age-related changes contribute to an increased risk of falling in older adults. Using computer simulations, they explored ...
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Research that began by analyzing more than 400,000 gym-goers worldwide has illustrated the importance of persevering through early struggles.
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It is easy to assume that harder training always produces better results. In resistance training, which includes lifting weights or using resistance machines, taking every set to the point where you cannot complete another ...
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